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Yes, R6 is the 2.2meg resistor shown and C9 is the paper cap in the top left
with it's sleeved lead sloping down to the same tag. It is interesting that the C9 lead and the 'odd' wire are of equal length. Neil S. "Ken" wrote in message ... Neil S wrote: I have just started restoration of a Zenith "Universal" 6G601M [S/N T556876] and have noted two odd things about the almost untouched chassis. 1. there is a sleeved wire coming from the grid of the 3Q5 output tube and laying across the socket of the 117Z6 rectifier, but not connected at the far end. According to the schematic and common sense, this wire serves no purpose, but is clearly factory original. In photo see it coming from the tag just behind the 2.2meg resistor and across the socket and ending over the grey wire. Since the grid impedance is almost a megohm, one might think it would pick up hum. 2. The orientation of the sockets for the 1LN4 IF and 1LH4 detector/1st audio are substantially different than that shown in the Riders schematic [Zenith Page 13-17] and the pin numbers are not shown on the schematic, only the function callout on the socket voltage diagram. I have not noticed this sort of error before. Neil S. Are C9 and R6 in the circuit? Ken |
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The mystery was resolved when I removed the paper cap C9 and discovered it
was a replacement, done back around the late '40s or so, with a cap not unlike the ones Zenith used. The job was very well done, except that the sleeved lead he clipped off at the old cap body was left behind. That also explains why the sleeved 'stub' is exactly as long as the capacitor lead above. While I was restuffing the caps, I found that the 'across the line' cap C6 had failed and the lead spiral had been dislodged from the capacitor roll and some arcing had taken place. It undoubtedly would have gone 'pop' when it happened. The cap is certainly different from the 'normal' paper caps used and is marked as 0.05uF 400VDC and has a different stock number than called in the parts list. Neil S. 1. there is a sleeved wire coming from the grid of the 3Q5 output tube and laying across the socket of the 117Z6 rectifier, but not connected at the far end. According to the schematic and common sense, this wire serves no purpose, but is clearly factory original. In photo see it coming from the tag just behind the 2.2meg resistor and across the socket and ending over the grey wire. Since the grid impedance is almost a megohm, one might think it would pick up hum. Neil S. Are C9 and R6 in the circuit? Ken |
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